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LISTEN | Are they pests that need to be reigned in, or key players in habitats that need to be preserved?: The Sunday Magazine23:07Sunday Documentary: The Cormorant Conundrum It’s safe to say that double-crested cormorants are causing a stink — in more ways than one — on the Toronto islands. …
Read More »If China invades Taiwan, these islands would be on the front line. But there’s little panic here
For a place squeezed up against a hostile adversary and that’s often referred to as the “front line of democracy,” the mood in Kinmen is notably chill. Tourists from mainland China are the top visitors to this outpost of Taiwan, usually arriving by ferry from the Fujian city of Xiamen, …
Read More »Young Taiwanese aren’t so anti-China. That’s a problem for the island’s government
Amid the intensifying rivalry between China and the U.S., many Taiwanese have turned to podcaster Mindy Huang as a trusted voice to guide them through complex global events. Huang, 36, engages with more than 80,000 listeners each week on Mindi World News, a two-hour forum where geopolitics and her island’s complicated …
Read More »Russia Earthquake Video Update; Kuril Islands | Tsunami Alert | रूस में लगातार दूसरे दिन भूकंप आया, 6.5 तीव्रता: कल कामचटका द्वीप पर 8.8 तीव्रता से धरती कांपी थी; ज्वालामुखी भी फटा
व्लादिवोस्तोक3 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक रूस में लगातार दूसरे दिन भूंकप आया है। रूस के पूर्वी इलाके में मौजूद कुरिल आईलैंड्स पर गुरुवार सुबह आए इस भूकंप की तीव्रता 6.5 थी। नेशनल सेंटर फॉर सिस्मोलॉजी (NCS) के मुताबिक, यह भूकंप भारतीय समयानुसार सुबह 10:57 पर दर्ज हुआ। इसकी गहराई महज …
Read More »‘Tariff the seagulls?’ These are the remote islands on Trump’s tariff list, and what they export
An uninhabited Antarctic outpost populated by penguins. One of the smallest economies in the world. An Arctic archipelago with more polar bears than people. To quote Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, it really does appear that “nowhere on Earth is safe” from U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Trump rattled markets, …
Read More »Visitors to Toronto Islands should have ‘fixed link’ option: councillor
Visitors heading to the Toronto Islands should have the option of a “fixed link,” one councillor says. Don Valley East Coun. Jon Burnside is asking city staff to look into the option of a fixed link – like a pedestrian bridge – to the islands in Lake Ontario. Right now, …
Read More »Doctor’s cancelled flight to Magdalen Islands leaves 57 patients waiting months for care
Nearly 60 patients suffering from chronic pain on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands will have to wait two more months to receive specialized care after an Air Canada flight carrying a Montreal doctor was cancelled. Dr. David Landry, a radiologist at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Hospital, was due to spend a week providing specialized …
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